Carlos de Mattos


~MEMBERS CAREER BIOGRAPHY~



Carlos deMattos


Jul 1962 - Joined the U.S. Army


1966 - Flew on UH-1's as a flight mechanic with the 173rd Airbourne Brigade in Viet Nam.


1967 - at Shaw AFB, SC. I Joined the USAF as a helicopter mechanic on the H-3's.


1969 - 1970 Served in the 40th ARRS in  as a flight engineer.


1970 - 1971 At Hill AFB getting dual qualified as a flight instructor for H-3 and H-53's.


1971 - 1974 At NKP Thailand I was with the Dusty's/ 21SOS.


1974 At Pope AFB. SC. I was assigned to and cross trained into Flight Medicine.


1976 - 1977, I was assigned to 374th at Clark as a Helicopter flight chief and Phase dock supervisor.


1978 At Barksdale AFB, LA. I was a B-52 Supervisor.


1979 - 1981 At Clark AB. P.I. I was assigned to the 3rd TFW and ended up as Chief of Programs and Mobility then I was re-assigned to the 326th Air Division at Wheeler AFB, HI as Chief of Programs and Mobility.


1984 - At Patrick AFB, FL. serving with the 549th Wing as Deployed Fighter Liaison for the Forward Air Control school.


1988 - Retired.



     



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